Surveillance Definitions of Infections in Long-Term Care Facilities: Revisiting the McGeer Criteria

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作者
Stone, Nimalie D. [1 ]
Ashraf, Muhammad S. [2 ]
Calder, Jennifer [3 ]
Crnich, Christopher J. [4 ,5 ]
Crossley, Kent [6 ,7 ]
Drinka, Paul J. [8 ]
Gould, Carolyn V. [1 ]
Juthani-Mehta, Manisha [9 ]
Lautenbach, Ebbing [10 ]
Loeb, Mark [11 ]
MacCannell, Taranisia [1 ]
Malani, Preeti N. [12 ,13 ]
Mody, Lona [12 ,13 ]
Mylotte, Joseph M. [14 ]
Nicolle, Lindsay E. [15 ]
Roghmann, Mary-Claire [16 ,17 ]
Schweon, Steven J. [18 ]
Simor, Andrew E. [19 ]
Smith, Philip W. [20 ]
Stevenson, Kurt B. [21 ]
Bradley, Suzanne F. [12 ,13 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Atlanta, GA USA
[2] E Carolina Univ, Greenville, NC USA
[3] New York Med Coll, Valhalla, NY 10595 USA
[4] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA
[5] William S Middleton VA Med Ctr, Madison, WI USA
[6] Univ Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA
[7] Minneapolis VA Med Ctr, Minneapolis, MN USA
[8] Med Coll Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226 USA
[9] Yale Univ, Sch Med, New Haven, CT USA
[10] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[11] McMaster Univ, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[12] Univ Michigan, Sch Med, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[13] VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Syst, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI USA
[14] SUNY Buffalo, Sch Med & Biomed Sci, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
[15] Univ Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
[16] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[17] Baltimore VA Med Ctr, Baltimore, MD USA
[18] Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home, Stroudsburg, PA USA
[19] Univ Toronto, Sch Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
[20] Univ Nebraska Med Ctr, Omaha, NE USA
[21] Ohio State Univ Hosp, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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关键词
URINARY-TRACT-INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE; HEALTH-CARE; DISEASES SOCIETY; GASTROENTERITIS; MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTS; NOROVIRUS; OUTBREAKS; PREVENTION;
D O I
10.1086/667743
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Infection surveillance definitions for long-term care facilities (ie, the McGeer Criteria) have not been updated since 1991. An expert consensus panel modified these definitions on the basis of a structured review of the literature. Significant changes were made to the criteria defining urinary tract and respiratory tract infections. New definitions were added for norovirus gastroenteritis and Clostridum difficile infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(10):965-977
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页码:965 / 977
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